Mississippi University for Women will celebrate transfer students in recognition of National Transfer Student Week, Oct. 20–24. The celebration, hosted by The W’s Student Success Center and themed “A Spook-tacular Path to Success: The Transfer Way,” will feature a series of events designed to support, recognize and engage transfer…
Student Affairs
Mississippi University for Women’s Student Programming Board is excited to welcome students, employees and the greater Columbus community to campus for its annual Oktoberfest celebration. The event is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 17 from 5-8 p.m. on Shattuck Lawn on campus. There will be a variety of…
Mississippi University for Women’s Counseling Center will host its fifth annual Mental Health Fair Tuesday, Oct. 14 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the W Room at Hogarth Student Center with lunch at noon. The goal of the event is to inform individuals of the many wellness…
Mississippi University for Women will celebrate spring graduates with Commencement ceremonies Friday, May 9 at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. in Rent Auditorium, Whitfield Hall, on The W’s campus. The first ceremony will feature students graduating from the Vandergriff College of Nursing and Health Sciences (associate of nursing,…
Mississippi University for Women recognized contributions to campus life by students, organizations, staff and advisors with the Leadership Awards Gala, newly-dubbed “The Odys,” Tuesday, April 8. “The Leadership Awards Gala has been around since 2022, but the idea to give it a more informal name, ‘The Odys,’ happened…
About The W
Located in historic Columbus, Mississippi, The W was founded in 1884 as the first state-supported college for women in the United States. Today, the university is home to 2,371 students in more than 70 majors and concentrations and has educated men for 40 years. The university is nationally recognized for low student debt, community and social mobility which empowers students to BE BOLD.
Be Bold.